They were prepared for the trial of a dump truck driver who had been indicted on charges of manslaughter and driving impaired in Noe's death in November 2011.

But as court documents show, the case against him was dismissed with prejudice, meaning he cannot be charged again in the case. The charges were not even filed until six months after Noe’s death.

According to the defense attorney for Aaron Taylor, blood from his client that was sent for testing to an out-of-state lab never came back, so the Kenton County prosecutor didn't have it to use against Taylor, who is now free and clear in the case.

"Justice has let us down," Noe's son-in-law William Simpson said.

At Goshen United Methodist Church, where the family worships and does charitable work, the pastor called the result unfortunate and a shame.

Johnny Phillips said he hopes someone will be held accountable for botching the blood evidence testing.

"I've talked to a couple of family members and I've been praying for them and like I said, we hoped for a more favorable outcome. It just didn't happen," Phillips said.

Defense attorney Dan Schubert said Kenton County had sent the blood to a lab in another state to determine if substances other than methadone could be found.

Schubert said his test turned out negative and the blood turned up missing, so the prosecution filed a motion to dismiss the case. It was granted by Judge Patricia Summe.

Schubert said it was a freak accident on the night of Nov. 2, 2011, not a criminal situation. He was ready to argue in court that a car cut in front of Taylor, who then swerved left and inadvertently knocked Noe's car over a concrete barrier on Interstate 275.

The methadone and Valium in Taylor's system, Schubert maintained, did not contribute to what happened.

The prosecution intended to show that it was a factor.

A jury was supposed to make a determination, but because of a chain of custody breakdown with blood evidence, it never got to square one.

It was a regrettable and incomplete result, according to family members who did not wish to speak for the record Friday.

TONIGHT ... FROM THE FAMILY OF A MAN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT... NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. THEY WERE ALL SET FOR THE TRIAL OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE CRASH. BUT, AS WLWT NEWS 5'S JOHN LONDON SHOWS US... THE COURT CASE WAS OVER... BEFORE IT EVEN BEGAN. "Justice has let us down." Those words come nearly two years after this fatal crash. From the son-in-law of John Noe, whose car went plunging over a concrete barrier near 275 and Kentucky 17. Court documents show the case against a truck driver was dismissed this week because of problems with the trail of blood evidence. At Goshen United Methodist Church where the Noe family worships and does charitable work... The pastor spoke with us about the outcome, calling it a shame. And what words of comfort he is providing to the family. (Pastor Johnny Phillips - Goshen United Methodist Church) ("There are times when you want to ask why, why this happened the way it did. The better question might be what now. What now? What do we do now? Where can we go from here?") The trucker who was indicted, Aaron Taylor, cannot be charged in this case again. His attorney insists he shouldn't have been prosecuted to begin with, that the methadone in his system did not cause him to crash, another car did. The file in this case will never include a verdict about that. Missing evidence finds this case closed. THE WAY THE CRIMINAL PART OF THIS ENDED -- WITHOUT A TRIAL -- IS PARTICULARLY UPSETTING TO THE NOE FAMILY. A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRIAL OF EVIDENCE TONIGHT AT SIX... THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD BEEN ON HOME INCARCERATION FOR A YEAR... HE HASN'T MADE ANY COMMENTS.... ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE.

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